They could all be true or none of them could be true. His powers are almost exactly the same and his capacity makes him one of the most formidable beings in their Universe. A momentary distraction allows the foursome and Captain America to defeat Gladiator when an attack penetrates his personal field.
I present one last nugget of evidence which may make the lack of an explanation even more problematic. If you had a metahuman power, no matter how small, it was a part of The Source. The major manifestation of the Source was the Source Wall, a barrier between our Universe and the New Gods older and separate Universe.
Reachable only by Boom Tube, the New Gods were a species of superhuman capacities far beyond normal humanity. This was a tidy explanation give their backstory of existing before our Universe began. While the New Gods were already incredibly powerful, one of their members, Darkseid spent his existence trying to gain access to an even purer aspect of the Source called the Anti-Life Equation because he believed would make him unable to be defeated. Unfortunately anyone who attempts to harness such power is imprisoned in the surface of the Source Wall to protect it from others foolish enough to try and gain its power.
If indeed the Godwave and by proxy the Source are responsible for metahuman capacities in the entire DC Universe whether through mystic or technological interfaces Superman and every other metahuman are overriding the fundamental forces of the Universe. We do know: In the Rebirth Universe, humanity can create and transfer metahuman capacity, giving people powers. We know this because the Chinese New Super-Man gains his powers from a secret branch of his government which studies metahuman capacity.
If this is an experiment which can be replicated, there may be more metahumans than ever thought possible in this new DC Universe. We may also finally get an explanation for how superhuman capacity works and the underlying physics, biology or mechanics of the transformation.
The writer Mark Waid created a Superman-analogue called the Plutonian. If Irredeemable 25 did nothing else, these pages were worth their weight in gold. The physical aspect is linked to some either genetic, molecular or technological element which allows him to absorb, store and manipulate a vast energy supply. This energy is able to be manipulated by Kryptonians and Daxamites intuitively when under a star that is not red or orange. This would explain how he could defy singularities, either holding them in his hands or escaping from their gravity wells against all laws of physics.
His powers would be defined only by his willingness to believe in his ability to win the day. His powers often appear to be a literal manipulation of fundamental forces, allowing him to redirect the force of gravity, kinetic or electromagnetic energy away from or toward him, giving him the power of flight as well as to damage anything in his way. Because he does this intuitively, it appears to the onlooker as if he is utilizing his body to perform these feats but they are actually manifestations of his energy projection, which are invisible to the naked eye.
Even he considers his powers to be physical and uses them without a complete understanding of how they work, only that they do. Because his powers are belief and psychologically-driven in nature, it may explain why he does not do well against magical forces whose very nature is based in belief. It may also be they derive their underlying energy from the same source he does making him as vulnerable as anyone to magical forces.
He is affected by exotic radiations like Kryptonite because they prevent him from utilizing his innate manipulation of reality, driving the catalyst energy yellow sun radiation from his body, sundering his connection to his powers violently. We have seen him absorb other energies such as the energy of the firepits of Apokalips, so we know his cells can be made compatible with energy from the New Gods Universe which are also patterned on the Source.
When his yellow radiation is depleted, he loses access to the more powerful energies because he cannot manipulate them without solar energy support. Ultimately, I do not hold my breath any writer will be so bold as to try and create a unified theory of metahuman capacity in the DC Universe.
Such a theory would try to put a name to how metahumans perform their feats but I would love to see someone try. Defining the fundamental aspect of flight for Superman, the Martian Manhunter, Wonder Woman and many others would be the least of the things such a work could encompass. Thaddeus Howze is an award-winning writer, editor, podcaster and activist creating speculative fiction, scientific, political and cultural commentary from his office in Hayward, California.
This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. The last time anyone made an effort to explain his powers scientifically was during the Golden Age of Comics. A Little History on the writers of Superman Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster created a number of characters named Superman before they settled on the one most people know today. Even when they had the chance during their reboot after Crisis on Infinite Earths, the language remains vague and unspecific as to whether the source of his sun-powers was molecular, genetic or other… From the Man of Steel Series, There are several continuities which indicate his powers are linked to his DNA in some undisclosed fashion.
Though, absorbing yellow sun is necessary for Superman to maintain this invulnerability - as metabolized solar energy fuels and strengthens those near-unbreakable cellular bonds. If Kal-El depletes his solar stores or is exposed to kryptonite materials, he becomes increasingly vulnerable to attack and injury as well.
Since Superman's powers are derived by absorbing and metabolizing solar energy then using that energy to fuel super strength, speed, and other enhanced abilities, one of the more literal examples of this process is Superman's heat vision - which allows the hero to emit stored solar energy as directed beams of focused heat through his eyes.
The beams have varied in precision and strength throughout the years but have been shown to reach objects over a hundred feet away and, conversely, feature surgical accuracy - down to microscopic levels. Depending on the situation and intensity of the emission, Superman's heat vision can be invisible to the naked eye - allowing the hero to use the power, albeit sparingly, even when disguised as Clark Kent. As indicated, Superman can also over-charge with solar power, and in modern versions of the character, a new evolution of heat vision was introduced: the "super flare.
The super flare is possibly the hero's most powerful ability but comes with a downside - expelling all of his stored up solar energy leaves Kal-El vulnerable and without powers, essentially human, for nearly 24 hours the time it takes him to recharge those solar stores.
X-Ray vision? Genius level intellect? Yellow sun has further enhanced the Man of Steel's extra-terrestrial biology to process information faster than his Kryptonian ancestors and much faster than humans. Now, if only there was one definitive answer for how the Man of Steel can shave his beard? Thanks to a background in fiction writing, Ben is drawn to films that make story and character a priority; however, that doesn't stop him from enjoying a range of Hollywood offerings - from blockbuster action flicks to campy so-bad-they're-good B-movies.
Visit Ben Kendrick's website for info on his fiction work, follow him on Twitter benkendrick , subscribe to his humorous five guys watch The Bachelor podcast , or contact him directly: ben at screenrant dot com. Superman also has a minor form of telepathy, which he uses to erase Lois' recent memories with a kiss. This ability first appeared in in Action Comics Some movie critics dubbed this "Masonry Vision".
In the television series Smallville , most of Clark Kent's powers develop over his teenage years. In the first episode of the series, he is aware of his super-strength and superhuman speed, and first experiences his invulnerability when Lex Luthor hits him with a Porsche at 60 miles an hour.
Clark's invulnerability undergoes a steady progression over the course of the series: his body is bruised but not pierced by bullets and does not immediately heal in early episodes, but by the fifth season episode 'Hidden', Clark is capable of falling from the Earth's atmosphere without sustaining any physical damage.
Clark's super-strength also increased over the course of the series to the point where in the sixth season episode 'Combat', Clark exhibited the ability to set off powerful shockwaves with his punches in which he successfully dispatched an extremely powerful intergalactic foe and in the ninth season episode 'Salvation', Clark's punch was able to send Zod flying into the sky.
By the season ten episode 'Finale', Clark was able to carry the planet Apokolips away from Earth, even while the planet rivaled Saturn in size. Clark developed x-ray vision in the first season episode X-Ray , heat vision in the second season episode Heat and super hearing in the third season episode Whisper. Flight is developed very gradually over time. The first mention is in the first season episode Metamorphosis , where Clark first "defies gravity"; however, this is not really controlled.
He is shown to be hovering over his bed while sleeping, but falls and destroys his bed once he wakes up. The first real controlled flight is in the second season episode Vortex , although this is with the help of a tornado. In the third season finale Covenant , his "floating" in the air is assisted by Kara, a dead human who has been empowered and brainwashed by Jor-El.
In the fourth season episode Crusade , he flies properly, but only in his Kal-El persona. As long as the character had no Superboy costume, he would not be allowed to fly. He discovers super breath in the sixth season episode Sneeze.
Clark's breath can create powerful winds, but only began demonstrating freezing capabilities after the season nine episodes 'Rabid' and 'Upgrade'. Clark also exhibits a healing factor seen rarely in the comics. Any wound he suffers appears to heal within seconds.
If he suffers injuries during a period of power loss, any wounds will heal up as soon as his powers return. This power doesn't appear to have limits; for example, in the sixth season episode "Wither," an alien plant impales him through the chest for an extended period of time, yet upon the plant's removal, he appeared recovered within seconds. Clark is also noted to have an exceptional sense of balance for he has never tripped without the use of Kryptonite or some form of mind control stated in "Jinx".
His immune system also provides a defense against virtually all forms of Earth disease, which is broken very rarely temporarily by an artificially created and fatal-to-humans virus in "Scare", and once again in "Sneeze", presumably due to Clark's loss of his powers during his time in the Phantom Zone. In addition to these, Smallville also features a number of abilities not seen in other incarnations, not all of which find their source in Clark's Kryptonian origin, but rather some appear particular to Kal-El himself.
The third season episode "Hereafter", explores Clark's immortality and his ability to alter the destiny of others. Later in Season 3, in the episode "Resurrection", it is said Clark's blood has the power to revive the dead. In addition, his spirit itself is accredited with special healing properties in season four's "Transference". He even affects the moral inclinations of others for an extended period of time. Clark has also shown to have limited defenses against psionic powers. One episode had a character unsuccessfully try to read Clark's mind.
However, Clark's mind also seems to have differing vulnerabilities than a humans, as in the fourth season episode "Blank," another character inadvertently wiped out Clark's entire memory, while he was trying to merely erase the last few moments and his powers were never seen to have any impact greater than that on humans. In season 11, alongside his ability to fly, other dormant abilities like the full array of vision-related abilities and the classic ability to learn, speak and understand any language Superman comes in contact with, as well a considerable increase on his power levels.
In the animated series Superman: The Animated Series , Justice League and its sequel, Justice League Unlimited , Superman is depicted with power levels similar to those he possessed immediately following his reboot in the comics. Superman possesses the powers of flight, superhuman strength, x-ray vision, heat vision, cold breath, super-speed, enhanced hearing, and nigh-invulnerability.
While Superman is immensely strong both in terms of muscle power and ability to take physical punishment, he is not all-powerful. He can be injured, bleed, and conceivably be killed, and sometimes he has been known to strain and sweat when performing superhuman feats of strength, as demonstrated in "Doomsday Sanction" when he is ambushed by Doomsday while catching his breath after using his own body to drill several holes in the ground to vent the magma from a volcano.
In the Superman episode "Little Girl Lost", Superman was able to hurl a huge comet through space to stop it from hitting Earth. Superman killed a whole army of Parademons with a huge blast of his heat vision. Superman also has the ability to precisely control his muscles, which allows him to imitate any human voice. Superman derives his power from the yellow sun of Earth.
Forced under a red sun akin to the red sun of his homeworld, Krypton, or exposed to red sun radiation, Superman rapidly loses his powers, reverting to the stature of a normal human. Aside from red sun radiation, Superman's main weakness is Kryptonite, radioactive shards of his former home planet.
Exposure to Kryptonite will rob Superman of his power, and with prolonged exposure, will kill him. Superman seems somewhat vulnerable to electricity. He is shown recoiling in pain from electrocution multiple times such as from Dr.
Gavler's electrified door and the device Deadshot attached to a manhole cover. Although it is unknown if he could be killed by such forces, the sensations clearly hurt enough to force him to look for alternative routes.
Livewire is able to injure Superman with her electrical attacks, presumably enough to kill him, especially if he is otherwise weakened.
This vulnerability may be related to why he is susceptible to Parasite's energy drain, which is depicted as electricity flowing from Rudy's victim into his own body.
Superman's only other known weakness is magic, which can injure him as easily as it can any other being. Magical beings are able to injure the man of steel easily. However, at one time Superman said that he hasn't shown his full power because "he feels like like he lives in a world full of cardboard" and the risk he could kill someone in the Justice League Unlimited finale, "Destroyer".
Seeing that Darkseid merged with Brainiac to become a more formidable villain, and Batman's perseverance, Superman decides to "cut loose", fighting Darkseid at full force virtually outclassing the villian in stature.
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